Second federal prisoner scheduled to die in weeks has Covid, lawyers say
by Associated Press in Terre Haute, Indiana from US news | The Guardian on (#5BVVT)
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A second federal prisoner scheduled to be put to death next month, as the Trump administration rushes to execute more people before Joe Biden takes power, has tested positive for Covid-19, his lawyers said on Friday.
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